Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3930K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA2011

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7-3930K CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 13.27

Overall Rank:
1581st fastest in multithreading out of 5274 CPUs
2117th fastest in single threading out of 5274 CPUs
472nd fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $617.74 USD (2025-01-24)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

8200

Single Thread Rating

1742

Samples: 3755*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 11,793
Thread: 1,935

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	32,271 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,989 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,445 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,521 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	138,661 KBytes/Sec
Physics	670 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,179 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,742 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of July 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,615
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,008
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,428
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,860
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,495
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,154
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,701
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,149
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		8,200

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		229.62
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.87
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		152.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		137.51
Intel Core i9-13900K		135.06
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.18
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.50
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		13.27
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,609
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		1,742

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2766737 - Jul 15 2025		8327
BL2765657 - Jul 15 2025		8409
BL2761300 - Jul 13 2025 [Overclocked]		9468
BL2746979 - Jul 07 2025 [Overclocked]		9932
BL5097622 - Jul 02 2025		8964

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		8,200
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,531 (-20.4%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,853 (-16.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i7-3930K		18,563 (+126.4%)
Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,588 (+4.7%)
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		8,434 (+2.9%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,483 (-20.9%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,415 (-21.8%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,188 (-24.5%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3930K		9,381 (+14.4%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,797 (-17.1%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3930K		6,359 (-22.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 vs Intel Core i7-3930K		31,972 (+289.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,283
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,564
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,474
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,798
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,790
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,618
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,528
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,474
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz		1,428

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